
| County |
1985 Estimated Population |
1985 LVN Total |
Ratio of 1985 Population per LVN* |
Ratio of LVNs per 100,000 Population |
| Anderson |
46,021 |
196 |
235 |
425.9 |
| Andrews |
16,348 |
75 |
218 |
458.8 |
| Angelina |
68,501 |
221 |
310 |
322.6 |
| Aransas |
17,711 |
19 |
932 |
107.3 |
| Archer |
8,040 |
18 |
447 |
223.9 |
| Armstrong |
2,058 |
5 |
412 |
243 |
| Atascosa |
28,746 |
74 |
388 |
257.4 |
| Austin |
20,796 |
53 |
392 |
254.9 |
| Bailey |
7,771 |
23 |
338 |
296 |
| Bandera |
9,109 |
13 |
701 |
142.7 |
| Bastrop |
34,542 |
53 |
652 |
153.4 |
| Baylor |
4,864 |
50 |
97 |
1028 |
| Bee |
26,535 |
92 |
288 |
346.7 |
| Bell |
179,514 |
617 |
291 |
343.7 |
| Bexar |
1,122,087 |
4,075 |
275 |
363.2 |
| Blanco |
5,377 |
24 |
224 |
446.3 |
| Borden |
848 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bosque |
14,429 |
90 |
160 |
623.7 |
| Bowie |
80,600 |
308 |
262 |
382.1 |
| Brazoria |
187,964 |
323 |
582 |
171.8 |
| Brazos |
121,901 |
241 |
506 |
197.7 |
| Brewster |
8,429 |
43 |
196 |
510.1 |
| Briscoe |
2,216 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brooks |
8,649 |
23 |
376 |
265.9 |
| Brown |
34,927 |
236 |
148 |
675.7 |
| Burleson |
14,596 |
37 |
394 |
253.5 |
| Burnet |
22,370 |
71 |
315 |
317.4 |
| Caldwell |
26,570 |
55 |
483 |
207 |
| Calhoun |
21,009 |
76 |
276 |
361.7 |
| Callahan |
12,747 |
44 |
290 |
345.2 |
| Cameron |
245,893 |
546 |
450 |
222 |
| Camp |
9,864 |
47 |
210 |
476.5 |
| Carson |
7,165 |
7 |
1,024 |
97.7 |
| Cass |
30,413 |
90 |
338 |
295.9 |
| Castro |
9,932 |
29 |
342 |
292 |
| Chambers |
20,812 |
40 |
520 |
192.2 |
| Cherokee |
40,092 |
254 |
158 |
633.5 |
| Childress |
6,534 |
47 |
139 |
719.3 |
| Clay |
10,295 |
27 |
381 |
262.3 |
| Cochran |
4,625 |
17 |
272 |
367.6 |
| Coke |
3,674 |
25 |
147 |
680.5 |
| Coleman |
10,618 |
56 |
190 |
527.4 |
| Collin |
204,223 |
244 |
837 |
119.5 |
| Collingsworth |
4,100 |
15 |
273 |
365.9 |
| Colorado |
20,426 |
79 |
259 |
386.8 |
| Comal |
45,098 |
138 |
327 |
306 |
| Comanche |
13,377 |
79 |
169 |
590.6 |
| Concho |
3,072 |
9 |
341 |
293 |
| Cooke |
29,394 |
70 |
420 |
238.1 |
| Coryell |
60,126 |
127 |
473 |
211.2 |
| Cottle |
2,710 |
22 |
123 |
811.8 |
| Crane |
5,246 |
12 |
437 |
228.7 |
| Crockett |
4,721 |
10 |
472 |
211.8 |
| Crosby |
8,015 |
24 |
334 |
299.4 |
| Culberson |
3,602 |
4 |
901 |
111 |
| Dallam |
6,229 |
16 |
389 |
256.9 |
| Dallas |
1,760,801 |
3,219 |
547 |
182.8 |
| Dawson |
15,932 |
46 |
346 |
288.7 |
| De Witt |
19,760 |
87 |
227 |
440.3 |
| Deaf Smith |
20,096 |
45 |
447 |
223.9 |
| Delta |
4,779 |
15 |
319 |
313.9 |
| Denton |
211,106 |
374 |
564 |
177.2 |
| Dickens |
3,074 |
8 |
384 |
260.2 |
| Dimmit |
11,741 |
34 |
345 |
289.6 |
| Donley |
4,043 |
20 |
202 |
494.7 |
| Duval |
13,648 |
21 |
650 |
153.9 |
| Eastland |
20,566 |
134 |
153 |
651.6 |
| Ector |
133,231 |
378 |
352 |
283.7 |
| Edwards |
2,224 |
6 |
371 |
269.8 |
| El Paso |
538,811 |
766 |
703 |
142.2 |
| Ellis |
73,050 |
166 |
440 |
227.2 |
| Erath |
25,683 |
132 |
195 |
514 |
| Falls |
18,043 |
125 |
144 |
692.8 |
| Fannin |
24,674 |
108 |
228 |
437.7 |
| Fayette |
21,360 |
74 |
289 |
346.4 |
| Fisher |
5,614 |
25 |
225 |
445.3 |
| Floyd |
8,887 |
40 |
222 |
450.1 |
| Foard |
2,065 |
21 |
98 |
1016.9 |
| Fort Bend |
191,192 |
291 |
657 |
152.2 |
| Franklin |
7,546 |
33 |
229 |
437.3 |
| Freestone |
17,125 |
72 |
238 |
420.4 |
| Frio |
13,894 |
40 |
347 |
287.9 |
| Gaines |
15,029 |
25 |
601 |
166.3 |
| Galveston |
214,658 |
736 |
292 |
342.9 |
| Garza |
5,784 |
19 |
304 |
328.5 |
| Gillespie |
15,760 |
82 |
192 |
520.3 |
| Glasscock |
1,411 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Goliad |
5,820 |
16 |
364 |
274.9 |
| Gonzales |
18,574 |
56 |
332 |
301.5 |
| Gray |
27,692 |
102 |
271 |
368.3 |
| Grayson |
94,826 |
396 |
239 |
417.6 |
| Gregg |
109,692 |
462 |
237 |
421.2 |
| Grimes |
19,269 |
43 |
448 |
223.2 |
| Guadalupe |
55,963 |
96 |
583 |
171.5 |
| Hale |
36,510 |
150 |
243 |
410.8 |
| Hall |
4,794 |
23 |
208 |
479.8 |
| Hamilton |
8,166 |
57 |
143 |
698 |
| Hansford |
6,488 |
17 |
382 |
262 |
| Hardeman |
6,323 |
36 |
176 |
569.3 |
| Hardin |
42,620 |
96 |
444 |
225.2 |
| Harris |
2,747,162 |
6,504 |
422 |
236.8 |
| Harrison |
56,876 |
169 |
337 |
297.1 |
| Hartley |
4,210 |
1 |
4,210 |
23.8 |
| Haskell |
7,402 |
41 |
181 |
553.9 |
| Hays |
56,221 |
71 |
792 |
126.3 |
| Hemphill |
5,267 |
15 |
351 |
284.8 |
| Henderson |
52,839 |
142 |
372 |
268.7 |
| Hidalgo |
341,140 |
642 |
531 |
188.2 |
| Hill |
26,851 |
147 |
183 |
547.5 |
| Hockley |
25,708 |
71 |
362 |
276.2 |
| Hood |
23,925 |
53 |
451 |
221.5 |
| Hopkins |
28,539 |
99 |
288 |
346.9 |
| Houston |
21,725 |
84 |
259 |
386.7 |
| Howard |
35,205 |
223 |
158 |
633.4 |
| Hudspeth |
2,726 |
1 |
2,726 |
36.7 |
| Hunt |
63,593 |
169 |
376 |
265.8 |
| Hutchinson |
28,696 |
82 |
350 |
285.8 |
| Irion |
1,877 |
3 |
626 |
159.8 |
| Jack |
7,971 |
27 |
295 |
338.7 |
| Jackson |
13,894 |
45 |
309 |
323.9 |
| Jasper |
32,289 |
125 |
258 |
387.1 |
| Jeff Davis |
1,830 |
2 |
915 |
109.3 |
| Jefferson |
252,821 |
1,193 |
212 |
471.9 |
| Jim Hogg |
5,449 |
5 |
1,090 |
91.8 |
| Jim Wells |
40,388 |
116 |
348 |
287.2 |
| Johnson |
86,970 |
265 |
328 |
304.7 |
| Jones |
18,259 |
133 |
137 |
728.4 |
| Karnes |
13,345 |
44 |
303 |
329.7 |
| Kaufman |
46,498 |
256 |
182 |
550.6 |
| Kendall |
12,522 |
26 |
482 |
207.6 |
| Kenedy |
567 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent |
1,133 |
4 |
283 |
353 |
| Kerr |
34,588 |
225 |
154 |
650.5 |
| Kimble |
4,167 |
13 |
321 |
312 |
| King |
388 |
1 |
388 |
257.7 |
| Kinney |
2,711 |
3 |
904 |
110.7 |
| Kleberg |
33,991 |
111 |
306 |
326.6 |
| Knox |
5,444 |
27 |
202 |
496 |
| La Salle |
5,787 |
9 |
643 |
155.5 |
| Lamar |
43,438 |
221 |
197 |
508.8 |
| Lamb |
17,147 |
64 |
268 |
373.2 |
| Lampasas |
13,012 |
39 |
334 |
299.7 |
| Lavaca |
19,525 |
143 |
137 |
732.4 |
| Lee |
14,089 |
33 |
427 |
234.2 |
| Leon |
13,034 |
29 |
449 |
222.5 |
| Liberty |
53,773 |
166 |
324 |
308.7 |
| Limestone |
22,006 |
152 |
145 |
690.7 |
| Lipscomb |
4,157 |
1 |
4,157 |
24.1 |
| Live Oak |
9,598 |
9 |
1,066 |
93.8 |
| Llano |
11,885 |
56 |
212 |
471.2 |
| Loving |
85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lubbock |
219,679 |
1,099 |
200 |
500.3 |
| Lynn |
7,810 |
19 |
411 |
243.3 |
| Madison |
11,557 |
42 |
275 |
363.4 |
| Marion |
10,218 |
27 |
378 |
264.2 |
| Martin |
5,396 |
14 |
385 |
259.5 |
| Mason |
3,658 |
19 |
193 |
519.4 |
| Matagorda |
40,331 |
110 |
367 |
272.7 |
| Maverick |
34,734 |
54 |
643 |
155.5 |
| McCulloch |
9,195 |
71 |
130 |
772.2 |
| McLennan |
183,162 |
611 |
300 |
333.6 |
| McMullen |
920 |
1 |
920 |
108.7 |
| Medina |
24,762 |
44 |
563 |
177.7 |
| Menard |
2,319 |
5 |
464 |
215.6 |
| Midland |
108,602 |
230 |
472 |
211.8 |
| Milam |
24,187 |
69 |
351 |
285.3 |
| Mills |
4,652 |
32 |
145 |
687.9 |
| Mitchell |
9,092 |
54 |
168 |
593.9 |
| Montague |
18,458 |
72 |
256 |
390.1 |
| Montgomery |
168,587 |
253 |
666 |
150.1 |
| Moore |
18,181 |
52 |
350 |
286 |
| Morris |
14,336 |
70 |
205 |
488.3 |
| Motley |
1,650 |
1 |
1,650 |
60.6 |
| Nacogdoches |
51,414 |
161 |
319 |
313.1 |
| Navarro |
39,391 |
152 |
259 |
385.9 |
| Newton |
13,376 |
20 |
669 |
149.5 |
| Nolan |
17,807 |
78 |
228 |
438 |
| Nueces |
291,730 |
1,320 |
221 |
452.5 |
| Ochiltree |
11,140 |
32 |
348 |
287.3 |
| Oldham |
2,464 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange |
84,969 |
280 |
303 |
329.5 |
| Palo Pinto |
25,934 |
128 |
203 |
493.6 |
| Panola |
22,071 |
118 |
187 |
534.6 |
| Parker |
54,281 |
153 |
355 |
281.9 |
| Parmer |
10,395 |
13 |
800 |
125.1 |
| Pecos |
17,026 |
40 |
426 |
234.9 |
| Polk |
28,460 |
72 |
395 |
253 |
| Potter |
104,192 |
427 |
244 |
409.8 |
| Presidio |
5,726 |
5 |
1,145 |
87.3 |
| Rains |
5,839 |
5 |
1,168 |
85.6 |
| Randall |
83,537 |
169 |
494 |
202.3 |
| Reagan |
5,223 |
10 |
522 |
191.5 |
| Real |
2,422 |
2 |
1,211 |
82.6 |
| Red River |
15,559 |
57 |
273 |
366.3 |
| Reeves |
17,029 |
25 |
681 |
146.8 |
| Refugio |
8,885 |
27 |
329 |
303.9 |
| Roberts |
1,124 |
2 |
562 |
177.9 |
| Robertson |
16,229 |
26 |
624 |
160.2 |
| Rockwall |
20,718 |
12 |
1,727 |
57.9 |
| Runnels |
12,553 |
59 |
213 |
470 |
| Rusk |
43,927 |
144 |
305 |
327.8 |
| Sabine |
9,514 |
22 |
432 |
231.2 |
| San Augustine |
8,488 |
20 |
424 |
235.6 |
| San Jacinto |
14,662 |
9 |
1,629 |
61.4 |
| San Patricio |
61,139 |
128 |
478 |
209.4 |
| San Saba |
5,814 |
39 |
149 |
670.8 |
| Schleicher |
3,260 |
10 |
326 |
306.7 |
| Scurry |
20,821 |
92 |
226 |
441.9 |
| Shackelford |
4,198 |
24 |
175 |
571.7 |
| Shelby |
22,814 |
68 |
336 |
298.1 |
| Sherman |
3,114 |
8 |
389 |
256.9 |
| Smith |
148,977 |
618 |
241 |
414.8 |
| Somervell |
4,831 |
14 |
345 |
289.8 |
| Starr |
34,278 |
31 |
1,106 |
90.4 |
| Stephens |
10,499 |
44 |
239 |
419.1 |
| Sterling |
1,633 |
7 |
233 |
428.7 |
| Stonewall |
2,333 |
11 |
212 |
471.5 |
| Sutton |
5,498 |
16 |
344 |
291 |
| Swisher |
8,934 |
19 |
470 |
212.7 |
| Tarrant |
1,043,208 |
3,174 |
329 |
304.3 |
| Taylor |
122,466 |
602 |
203 |
491.6 |
| Terrell |
1,568 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Terry |
14,733 |
69 |
214 |
468.3 |
| Throckmorton |
2,188 |
21 |
104 |
959.8 |
| Titus |
23,384 |
107 |
219 |
457.6 |
| Tom Green |
96,368 |
442 |
218 |
458.7 |
| Travis |
530,518 |
1,201 |
442 |
226.4 |
| Trinity |
11,184 |
27 |
414 |
241.4 |
| Tyler |
17,424 |
72 |
242 |
413.2 |
| Upshur |
31,821 |
55 |
579 |
172.8 |
| Upton |
5,490 |
15 |
366 |
273.2 |
| Uvalde |
24,057 |
67 |
359 |
278.5 |
| Val Verde |
39,363 |
83 |
474 |
210.9 |
| Van Zandt |
36,311 |
88 |
413 |
242.4 |
| Victoria |
75,872 |
332 |
229 |
437.6 |
| Walker |
49,836 |
139 |
359 |
278.9 |
| Waller |
23,637 |
44 |
537 |
186.1 |
| Ward |
15,995 |
38 |
421 |
237.6 |
| Washington |
25,948 |
119 |
218 |
458.6 |
| Webb |
118,163 |
188 |
629 |
159.1 |
| Wharton |
41,561 |
174 |
239 |
418.7 |
| Wheeler |
7,344 |
39 |
188 |
531 |
| Wichita |
126,141 |
649 |
194 |
514.5 |
| Wilbarger |
16,968 |
142 |
119 |
836.9 |
| Willacy |
18,374 |
24 |
766 |
130.6 |
| Williamson |
110,654 |
192 |
576 |
173.5 |
| Wilson |
19,163 |
28 |
684 |
146.1 |
| Winkler |
10,853 |
56 |
194 |
516 |
| Wise |
31,747 |
83 |
382 |
261.4 |
| Wood |
27,632 |
93 |
297 |
336.6 |
| Yoakum |
9,524 |
20 |
476 |
210 |
| Young |
20,686 |
131 |
158 |
633.3 |
| Zapata |
8,369 |
6 |
1,395 |
71.7 |
| Zavala |
12,121 |
11 |
1,102 |
90.8 |
| Texas Total |
16,272,963 |
46,138 |
353 |
283.5 |
* Data rounded to nearest whole number
Data Source: Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners, November, 1985.
Includes: all active Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) practicing in Texas.The practice address was used to determine the county. If the practice address was unavailable, the mailing address was used to determine the county
Prepared by: Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Health Professions Resource Center, July 17, 2002.
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